Even this one is worth looking at :-- http://www.springerlink.com/content/wg1t2628pl24548q/
Regards, jd On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 4:37 PM, jitesh dundas <[email protected]> wrote: > To be very honest, I really wonder if Apple is interested in improving the > use friendliness for Developers. If you consider the three OS in > consideration here, we still do not see Apple as a serious contender for > Java.. > > If Java is platform independent and Mac supports Java, then why is the > implementation scenario a little tweaked for Mac... > > Please see this.. > > http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1145743 > > True this is an old report, but maybe something to think about...I really > dont think Apple is interested in Java and actually they are doing > supporting Java just because of the sheer expanse of this language in the > development world...If these guys had a choice, you might see them remove > Java from their default implementations..I dont see that happening in the > near future but they might have thought of that in the past... > > Regards, > JD > > > On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Chris Adamson <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Carl, your empirical evidence may back up something I've wondered >> about for years: whether Apple's commitment to Java can be entirely >> explained and justified in terms of how many Mac Books they sell to >> Java developers. >> >> In other words, Apple has zero interest in client-side Java (after >> all... who, other than Java developers, would refuse to buy a Mac only >> because its JVM wasn't up to speed?), and has zero interest in mobile >> Java (which competes with iOS), and is a very minor player in servers, >> where Java rules. But with millions and millions of Java developers >> out there, maybe they can justify licensing the JVM and porting it to >> OS X entirely in terms of making these hardware sales to Java >> developers that wouldn't otherwise happen. >> >> Just a hypothesis, but consistent with facts as I perceive them and >> the principle of rational self-interest. >> >> Counter-hypothesis: a colleague once claimed that Apple's interest in >> Java actually involved needing ME support for Blu-Ray, but Apple has >> been quite dismissive of Blu-Ray (despite being on the Board of >> Directors of the Blu-Ray Disc Association), and ME's always been a non- >> starter on Mac. >> >> --Chris >> >> On Jun 9, 1:02 am, carl <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Anecdotal story from where I work: Nearly (99+%) of our servers are >> > Java on Linux. Most of our developers walk around with MacBook Pros. >> > (The suites mostly carry ThinkPads :) Some developers also have a >> > desktop box running Linux or Windows, depending on their preference >> > and which tools they need. So in the end, most of the Java coding is >> > happening with Eclipse or IntelliJ on Mac, with Linux and Windows in >> > close second. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Java Posse" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
